Top US Republican says debt talks 'productive' but no agreement
AFP, 23 May 2023
Republican US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Monday crisis talks with Democratic President Joe Biden to avert a looming debt default have been "productive" -- but reveals no deal has been struck. "I felt we had a productive discussion. We don't have an agreement yet, but I did feel the discussion was productive in areas that we have differences of opinion," the top lawmaker tells reporters as he emerges from the White House. SOUNDBITE
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